Friday, August 8, 2008

Pizza!

My family was ready to move out because I made pizza for 15 days straight. Sometimes twice a day. I was searching for the perfect pizza dough recipe, and my family, unwittingly became guinea pigs. Happy, satisfied guinea pigs.

Well, I finally found it at Deb's Smitten Kitchen. I tried it for another week - yes, almost everyday - changing ingredients and quantities to see if I could improve on it. But no, it was just amazing as is. The only change I made was adding a 1/2 tsp of sugar, and some herbs to the dough (but that part is completely optional).

Mix all the dry ingredients together. Add the olive oil and water and combine to form a ball. Knead just until it forms a smooth dough.

Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm space until the dough has doubled in size. Remove and gently press the air out while forming the whole into a smooth ball. Cover again and leave alone for 15-20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to the maximum temperature (I heated it to 220 deg C). Roll out the dough to required thickness. I like mine thin. Add the toppings. Bake for 10 minutes.

Eat. Enjoy.

This is off to dear DK for AWED: Italian. Can't wait for the round-up, DK!

Arundati - :) Let me know how it turned out. This is the best recipe yet.

Shreya - Thanks.

cook eat FRET - do let me know how it turned out. If I'm lucky I find ingredients I need in India - its a hit or miss. But I'm positive there's no way I'd be able to find such a specialized Italian flour! I've read extensively about it though, and it lends itself very well to bread and pizza dough.

hey anu..bhavani says she wished she was your neighbour...I am right...so when am I going to be treated with this...you made for 15 days and you never asked me for being a guinea pig..I would've happily said yes!!!...bhooooo

This is what they calls as "Tried and Tested". I mean who could have done a better job than you!!!!!!! This is fab anu..Love the pic and I am sitting out here feeling lazy to make lunch but hungry looking at ur pizza at the same time..Pass a piece over will you - i dont think anyone will mind at home!!! Not after 15 days of selfishly enjoying it all by themselves!!!!!!!!1 (although I dont mind the cutie pie nibbling your luscious pieces!)